Of all the books in the world, the best stories are found between the pages of a passport.
Nikko was a highlight of our trip to Japan. We experienced the Japanese Edo Era, got to see some amazing old shrines and temples, saw the wise monkey carving, and had the best New Year’s Eve we have both ever had. Plus we got to see snow (which was the main reason for visiting Japan over Christmas).
We only had one full day free for Kyoto, so we decided to visit the Sourthern Higashiyama and Gion areas. We arrived from Osaka in the morning and left our luggage at the train station. We found a few lockers however the larger ones were all full. After wondering the train station looking for a…
After spending a few days in Tokyo we planned to take the bullet train to Osaka. We had a relaxed morning, and then made our way to Tokyo Station to catch the train. We had some time before the train departed so we had some lunch and did some shopping. Shortly after lunch we took…
We were so excited for Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea. There was a train station near the hotel that went straight to the Disney stop. We got off the train and jumped on the Disney tram since we were heading to DisneySea. Once we arrived we had to get in line to get tickets for…
Unfortunately, we lost a full day in Tokyo due to our flight being cancelled. We were supposed to arrive in Tokyo early (very early) in the morning, but due to weather issues and then engineering issues our flight was cancelled and rescheduled for early afternoon the next day. Anyway, we lost a full day in…
I tried to get tickets for Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea prior to leaving for Japan, but unfortunately I wasn’t able to. From the Tokyo Disney website, you have to register for an account and every time I tried to register or login I was supposed to receive a verification email. The link in the verification…
This is a great gyoza (dumplings) restaurant in Harajuku. We found out about this restaurant from a recommendation in the Pocket Tokyo book from Lonely Planet. The outside of the restaurant didn’t have any English so we weren’t sure we were at the right place, but the guide did say that there was usually a…
Our Japan itinerary for Christmas is final. We have booked our hotels and car. We leave Sydney Thursday evening and arrive in Tokyo EARLY Friday morning. This gives us three full days to explore Tokyo. We will spend Christmas Eve at DisneySea and Christmas Day at Disneyland. The morning after Christmas we will train to…
Christmas! When it’s hot outside? That’s not natural! The last two years we have celebrated Christmas in the heat. I’m sorry, but it just doesn’t feel right. I need cold weather, cute knit hats, snowflakes, hot chocolate, and a cozy fire… Celebrating Christmas in Australia just isn’t the same. It’s hot – which means no…